The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined Mars Wrigley $14,500 over a June accident where two people fell into a chocolate vat at a Mars M&M factory in Elizabethtown, PA.
OSHA said the workers did not have the training to work in the tanks:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the June accident at the Elizabethtown M&M/Mars factory, saying the workers were not authorized to work in the tanks and weren’t trained on the proper safety procedures for the equipment.Officials said two workers employed by an outside contracting firm fell into the partially filled chocolate tank while doing maintenance work. Emergency responders were able to free the pair by cutting a hole in the bottom of the tank, officials said. Both were taken to hospitals, one by helicopter.A company representative told reporters last week that the safety of workers and outside contractors “is a top priority for our business.”“As always, we appreciate OSHA’s collaborative approach to working with us to conduct the after-action review,“ the representative said.
The two workers fell into the tank, which was half-full of chocolate, last June. The factory had to call emergency responders to retrieve the two men.
The responders cut “a hole in the bottom of the tank.”
Now I want to watch Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Yes, I prefer that over Willy Wonka. It’s truer to the book, which is dark and weird. Willy Wonka is an awkward creep. Gene Wilder made him too likable.
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